DOVER - Four teams that survived the 1st day of play in the Tuscarawas County Class B Basketball Tournament at the Legion Auditorium Friday were to battle Saturday afternoon and evening in the semi-finals and finals. The Bolivar Cardinals (1-0) were to meet the Baltic Eagles (1-0) in the 1st semi-final contest and the Strasburg Tigers (2-0) was to hook up with the Midvale Blue Devils (1-0) in the 2nd semi-final game this afternoon with the 1st game starting at 1PM.
Over 1,000 fans, the largest crowd ever to witness a Tuscarawas County tourney watched 6 good basketball games Friday that included everything from a walkaway to a pair of unexpected upsets. The biggest surprise of the tournament came Friday evening when Midvale defeated Mineral City 24-16. It came after Mineral City, a tourney favorite, had played an entire season of 9 County League games and won the League undefeated. They had met and defeated previously, everything possible for them to meet in tournament play. Another upset came in the final of Friday's battles, Strasburg finishing ahead of Gnadenhutten 17-14. The Indians had been regarded as probable finalists after finishing 2nd in the County League circuit next to the 1st place Mineral City Tigers.
Strasburg won the right to play Gnadenhutten after winning its 1st melee 37-12 from the Port Washington Purple Riders. Gnaden got into the 2nd round by disposing of the Sugarcreek-Shanesville Pirates 22-8 in their 1st game. Bolivar had to step out to defeat what was looked upon as a weak Dundee Bulldog outfit. The score was 25-15. The Baltic Eagles won against the Tuscarawas Broncos by a count of 35-30 in the 1st of Friday evening's session. It gave Baltic the right to meet Bolivar today in the semi-finals.
In Friday's play Senior Art "Dutch" Miller, small but able Strasburg forward, was the flashiest man on the Legion court. Next to him was Roy Smith, versatile Midvale boy who led his team to the victory over Mineral City. Widder of Bolivar, the mainstay of that outfit, was a 3rd outstanding performer, while Fabiano, of Midvale, played one of the best offensive games of any guard in the tourney. It was Paul Scheetz of Baltic, who performed the best of any center on the floor today.
Saturday, February 23, 1929
The Daily Reporter
Dover, Ohio
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